[7][3] It was formed, as a public-private partnership, in response both to the director-general of Ofgas's 1991 proposal to increase energy efficiency in natural gas use,[8][9][10] and to the global June 1992 Earth Summit call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent global warming and climate change.
[12][10] The structure, scope, nature, and funding of Energy Saving Trust's activities and programmes have varied over the years due to governmental policy changes; however its primary focus – on consumers and households – has remained the same.
[11][13] It is the largest provider of energy-saving advice, and has affected significant and measurable savings of energy, money, and carbon.
It acts as a bridge between consumers, government, trade, businesses, third sector organisations, local authorities, and the energy market.
[21][22][23] In the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme's thirteenth round of funding, started in October 2021, £11.5 million was made available to charities across England, Scotland and Wales.